Blige previously revealed how stripping back for the role of downtrodden Florence helped her realise she is beautiful.

She said: "I'm used to my nails now, and I'm addicted to lashes.

"I'm Mary J. Blige. I mean, like, this is what I do. I wear wigs, I wear bob wigs, and I had to completely strip down to my own natural hair texture, which I've always been afraid of.

"Dee stripped me down all the way to what I truly am, and people were complimenting me. People were saying how beautiful I was. I didn't know I was that beautiful for real. You understand what I'm saying? I didn't know that."